Sad to learn that Carl Berger passed away last week. He taught half of the Canadian history survey that I took at the University of Toronto. His book The Sense of Power played a major role in shaping my understanding of Canada's relationship to imperialism in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.

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Job-market season hot take: Ivy League + R1 schools (yes, Michigan and Stanford, looking at you 2) should stop requiring recommendation letters from all faculty applicants. I beg you, ask at shortlist stage! Otherwise you’re wasting everyone’s time, & incentivizing AI-slop letters. What’s the point?

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My condolences. bsky.app/profile/dkmu...

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And most importantly, don’t try to get your slice of toast, that’s stuck, out with a knife, when turned on.

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Install toasting appp Enable blootooth Connect from toaster not device Order bread from Justfkndeliver Insert bread in toaster not device Choose slop assistant Say make toast please You didn't say please Find correct setting on Uchube Source legacyhuman over 65 who remembers how to push a button...

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